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KILKENNY WEATHER: Some good news to put a spring in your step this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 19th March 2021 0

Kilkenny can look forward to a largely dry weekend with plenty of sunny spells to put a spring in our step. Met Éireann said today will be “mostly dry with a good deal of cloud”. But there will be sunny breaks too, especially in Kilkenny and the rest of south Leinster and Munster, with highest […]

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WATCH: Dancing dad, stunning gymnastics and a bemused pony … Kilkenny village is latest to step up to Jerusalema dance challenge

By Kilkenny Now 18th March 2021 2

Beautiful Bennettsbridge is the latest Kilkenny community to come together to take on the Jerusalema dance challenge that has swept the globe. The picturesque Nore side village put its best foot forward as young and old members of the community followed in the footsteps of Graiguenamanagh’s recent excellent take on the dance craze. County Kilkenny […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 582 new cases of virus, no further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 18th March 2021 Post a comment

There have been no further deaths recorded from people contracting the coronavirus but 582 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus has now reached 4,566. There has been a total of 228,796 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country, according to the latest daily […]

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Kilkenny studio’s Oscar-nominated hits now a true work of art

By Kilkenny Now 18th March 2021 0

Kilkenny’s four-time Academy Award-nominated animation studio Cartoon Saloon has launched a virtual news art gallery featuring limited-edition framed prints from a slate of their award-winning films. The gallery features beautiful stills from Cartoon Saloon’s multiple award-nominated and award-winning animated films, including this year’s Academy Award

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Large quantity of heroin and cocaine seized at Garda checkpoint in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 18th March 2021 0

Gardai seized over €50,000 worth of cocaine and heroin at a checkpoint in Kilkenny city. The drugs were discovered after a vehicle was searched at an Operation Fanacht checkpoint in the city on Tuesday. Around €48,000 worth of heroin and €8,000 was seized by gardai. Local gardai confirmed a male suspect was arrested, questioned and […]

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Cheltenham 2021, Day 3: After Kilkenny’s glorious day in the Cotswold’s can we get another winner?

By Kilkenny Now 18th March 2021 0

By Jonny Browne After a glorious day for Kilkenny Horse Racing yesterday, today could see wins spread out across Ireland and the UK, with bigger fields and fewer standout favourites. Envoi Allen is the obvious banker of the the day, and he goes off in the first. 1:20 – Marsh Novice’s Chase This looks a […]

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Motorist comes under attack from stone-throwing vandals in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 18th March 2021 0

A terrified motorist was lucky not to crash their car when it was hit by a hail of stones in Kilkenny city. The incident occurred at around 10.30am in the Hebron area of the city on Monday night. A local Garda source said the car was trvavelling from the Dublin Road Roundabout in the direction […]

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Disused farmyard in Kilkenny city to be transformed into new housing estate

By Kilkenny Now 18th March 2021 0

A disused farmyard on the edge of Kilkenny city will be transformed into a development of family homes. Kilkenny County Council has approved plans by developer Raggett Construction Limited to build 20 homes on a site at Smithland on the Waterford Road. The development will include the demolition of existing disused farm sheds, to be […]

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Kilkenny youths among 700 ‘money mules’ identified by gardai

By Kilkenny Now 17th March 2021 0

People living in Kilkenny have been targeted by criminal gangs looking to access their bank accounts so they can launder money from the proceeds of crime. Young men in Kilkenny are far more likely to be targeted by, and get drawn into becoming a ‘money mule’ for these gangs, gardai have confirmed. Gardai confirmed more […]

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LATEST: Kilkenny among 557 new cases of virus as 17 further deaths confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 17th March 2021 0

A further 17 people have died after contracting the coronavirus as 557 new Covid-19 cases confirmed this evening. The overall death toll as a result of the virus now stands at 4,566. There have been a total of 228,215 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the country since the pandemic hit, according to the latest daily […]